Tag: El Mocambo

Whoa, talk about a blast from the past…

In case you didn’t know, Moxy had a few hits in the mid-to-late 70’s. Their 1975 self-titled album kinda sounds like Rush’s debut, before the latter got more progressive, and featured guitar virtuoso Tommy Bolin on several solos–he just happened to be recording in the studio next door. These guys were so big down in…

May 26, 2013
Revitalizing the El Mocambo through Rock and Doc

A new Blasphemy Blog entry by Ola Mazzuca dedicated to a new documentary film on Toronto’s El Mocambo club, called Under The Neon Palms

February 20, 2013
Well, it ain’t the El Mocambo, but it’s the next door thing…

Fortunately, it seems that quite a few bands that used to play that Bloor Street dive have moved on to the 460 now. A much better location, if you ask me–College and Spadina, literally right next to the El Mocambo. Mind you, there’s really no comparison between the ElMo and this hole in the wall,…

January 14, 2012
Death, taxes and Acid Mothers Temple…

Three signs that it’s April: 1) Time to pay the taxman! 2) Start of the NHL playoffs (or as the Leafs call it, golf season) 3) The Acid Mothers Temple is playing at El Mocambo

April 9, 2011